Diplomacy & Crisis News

A day after suffering a shock defeat at a general election, the progressive People's Party has been dealt a fresh blow by the national anti-graft body.

The agreement symbolizes the health of the relationship between Canberra and Jakarta, but stops short of providing binding security guarantees.

A rare supermajority grants the Japanese prime minister a sweeping mandate to enact economic and defense reforms.

Without the treaty, nuclear forces will become hard to verify and harder to trust.

Despite a landslide victory, questions remain over the prime minister’s popularity and her fiscal plans.

INFO LE FIGARO - Le chef de l’État s’apprête à nommer mercredi l’actuelle ministre des Comptes publics qui, à 40 ans, succédera à Pierre Moscovici comme première présidente de l’institution financière.

In "The Islands and the Stars," Subodhana Wijeyeratne charts how Tokyo's space program has changed over the past century.

The transition to Phase Two of the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2803 (2025), has brought renewed focus to the proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF). While the resolution authorizes the ISF as a central operational pillar of the next phase, significant uncertainty remains around its mandate, composition, sequencing, and relationship to emerging Palestinian governance arrangements.

This issue brief examines the conditions under which the ISF could contribute to stabilization rather than exacerbate political and security risks. Drawing on IPI-led consultations and off-the-record discussions with regional actors, UN officials, member states, and Israeli and Palestinian experts, the brief unpacks key challenges related to anchoring stabilization in a credible political horizon, clarifying the division of labor among international and local actors, and sequencing deployment alongside Israeli withdrawal, Palestinian policing, and reconstruction.

The brief surfaces critical questions for policymakers on mandate design, coordination, risk management, and legitimacy. It underscores that the ISF’s effectiveness will depend on its integration into a broader political framework, meaningful Palestinian participation, and clear benchmarks linking stabilization to a durable political process.

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Avec sa stratégie d’union de la gauche hors insoumis, le Parti socialiste espère être présenté au lendemain des élections municipales (15 et 22 mars) comme l’un des vainqueurs du scrutin pour apparaître comme la seule force politique de gauche en mesure de battre la droite et l’extrême droite lors de la prochaine élection présidentielle en 2027.

Laramide President and CEO Marc Henderson called recent changes to the country's subsoil use law “a spectacular own goal." He characterized it as “de facto nationalization."

DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153
Committee on Security and Defence
Petras Auštrevičius

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

China’s disinformation machinery kicked into high gear to launch its latest attack against the Tibetan spiritual leader.

RÉCIT - Embourbé dans ses justifications à propos de ses liens avec Jeffrey Epstein, l’ancien président de l’Institut du monde Arabe a finalement quitté son poste. Après le tollé médiatique, place à l’enquête judiciaire.

Australia’s prime minister pledged to reclaim operational control of the port. That still hasn’t happened, but the time might be drawing near.

The South Korean government has repeatedly conveyed its willingness to accept the soldiers as its citizens after the war.

A contested idea has seen many alleged deaths.

The India-EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to expand exports and employment. But many of the sectors set to benefit are also among India’s most polluting.

The satellite internet service's arrival offers hope for connectivity in mountainous regions, but pricing and state control remain concerns.

Takaichi has the largest majority of any Japanese PM since World War II. Now she must decide how to tackle Japan’s difficult strategic environment.

Plus de douze ans après l’assassinat de Ghislaine Dupont et Claude Verlon au Mali, le juge d’instruction antiterroriste a réclamé la déclassification de nouveaux documents secret défense, à la suite d’une demande des parties civiles.